Michael Obafemi is "delighted" to have scored his first Premier League goal for Southampton.

The 18-year-old found the net in the Saints 3-1 win over Huddersfield on Saturday, becoming the youngest ever Irish Premier League scorer in the process - the goal also made him the youngest ever player to find the net in the top flight for Southampton.

He told southamptonfc.com: "It was surreal and I'm thankful to Redders [Nathan Redmond] for giving me the assist. I should have scored two or three more but I'm just delighted to have got my first goal.

"I wanted to get the previous chance out of my head straightaway because I knew myself it should have gone in the back of the net. I knew another one would come and I'm glad I put it away when it did.

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"Just before I came on, the manager said to make sure I run and do the basics before anything else and the goal will come. All the lads on the bench were saying just show what I can do and that the rest would fall into place."

Obafemi praised the impact new manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has made which has seen the Saints win two of their last three games. He also mentioned Nathan Redmond, who put in a man of the match performance.

On the manager he said: "He's changed the whole system. You can see we are a lot more aggressive and direct and playing higher up the pitch. It suits us and it's getting us results.

"On the pitch, Redders is a close friend of mine and he's always giving me advice before games and even off the pitch as well, making sure I stay grounded.

"This is a first step in my career. I've come a long way since my debut against Tottenham and I'm thankful for everyone who has believed in me and got me back into this position."